On the hunt

I just had to share some pictures my husband took the other day. We opted to bring my fish in for the winter instead of messing with keeping the water open so they can breathe in the pond, especially since it’s shallow enough it could possibly freeze through if...

Prepare your pond for winter

This weekend I pulled my fish out of the pond for the winter. They could have wintered over with a little extra care (like a pond heater to keep a spot open in the ice, or a bubbler for the same purpose, this allows an oxygen exchange for the fish), but I opted to...

Solo the chick, one week later

So I’m sure no one is as interest in my baby chick as I am, but I couldn’t believe how big he’s grown in one week. The night he was born I took a picture of him on my hand and I swear he was only a third as big. We thought he was going to be black,...

Incubation success..sort of

I didn’t want to tell when I decided to incubate this time because my previous attempt was such a dud, but here’s what happened. Well, I did succeed in hatching out one chick last week, so it is a success, even if I put 34 eggs in the incubator to start...

Tagged! A Closer Look

My good friend, Danyelle, is always getting tagged before me, and then sharing the joy. She is evil, but since she’s obviously dying to see all of the grubby details of my life, I decided to participate. lol After all, I needed an excuse not to rotate the...